Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
plants having naked seeds not enclosed in an ovary;
in some systems considered a class (Gymnospermae) and in others a division (Gymnospermophyta);
comprises three subdivisions (or classes): Cycadophytina (class Cycadopsida) and Gnetophytina (class Gnetopsida) and Coniferophytina (class Coniferopsida);
in some classifications the Coniferophytina are divided into three groups: Pinophytina (class Pinopsida) and Ginkgophytina (class Ginkgopsida) and Taxophytina (class Taxopsida);
[syn: Gymnospermae, class Gymnospermae, Gymnospermophyta, division Gymnospermophyta]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
class Gymnospermae
n 1: plants having naked seeds not enclosed in an ovary; in some
systems considered a class (Gymnospermae) and in others a
division (Gymnospermophyta); comprises three subdivisions
(or classes): Cycadophytina (class Cycadopsida) and
Gnetophytina (class Gnetopsida) and Coniferophytina (class
Coniferopsida); in some classifications the Coniferophytina
are divided into three groups: Pinophytina (class
Pinopsida) and Ginkgophytina (class Ginkgopsida) and
Taxophytina (class Taxopsida) [syn: Gymnospermae, class
Gymnospermae, Gymnospermophyta, division
Gymnospermophyta]